…to learning as much as possible about how the music was performed originally and applying that knowledge in the service of vivid live performance for living, breathing human beings in the present day. It is always striving for emotional engagement with audiences above all. In 2018, Blue Heron and Scott Metcalfe received the prestigious Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music, which made it the first non-European ensemble to win in that c…
…s, $10 for students or low-income, and include on-line access. Tickets for online-only concerts are $39 for adults, $30 for seniors, $10 for students or low-income. Visit www.blueheron.org/concerts for full details. ABOUT BLUE HERON BLUE HERON has been acclaimed by The Boston Globe as “one of the Boston music community’s indispensables” and hailed by Alex Ross in The New Yorker for its “expressive intensity.” The ensemble ranges over a wide repert…
…to new music, with particular specialties in 15th-century Franco-Flemish polyphony and early 16th-century English sacred music, and is committed to vivid live performance informed by the study of original source materials and historical performance practices. Blue Heron offers a catalog of twelve recordings and is the only group outside of Europe to receive the Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music (2018). Blue Heron’s CD Johannes Ockeg…
…to new music, with particular specialties in 15th-century Franco-Flemish polyphony and early 16th-century English sacred music, and is committed to vivid live performance informed by the study of original source materials and historical performance practices. With a catalog of twelve recordings, the ensemble is the first group outside of Europe to receive the Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music (2018) and its Johannes Ockeghem: Comple…
…to new music, with particular specialties in 15th-century Franco-Flemish polyphony and early 16th-century English sacred music, and is committed to vivid live performance informed by the study of original source materials and historical performance practices. With a catalog of twelve recordings, the ensemble is the first group outside of Europe to receive the Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music (2018) and its Johannes Ockeghem: Comple…
…undi will be a digital-only release, in glorious high-resolution sound (24-bit instead of the 16-bit maximum permitted by the CD format—and take it from this non-audiophile musician, there is a real difference!), accompanied by a downloadable or internet-readable booklet in full color. As we explore options, we have been consulting with the leaders of colleague ensembles here in Boston and elsewhere, sharing ideas and inspirations with Les Délices…
…. In one such instance, a musician had to rush home to care for an ill family member and was replaced only one day before a concert. Additional expenses to produce high-quality video concerts Fewer home-based hosts were able to open their homes to non-family members. Technical expenses to produce high-quality video concerts While virtual concerts could not replace the experience of a live performance, we were able to broadcast digital versions tha…
…and editors from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Bestenliste is widely regarded as a guide to new releases which are outstanding for their quality of interpretation or creativity, or for their value to the repertoire. The CD was also also selected as a Notable Recording of 2019 by Alex Ross of The New Yorker. About Blue Heron Engaged in the exploration of Renaissance and medieval vocal music, Blue Heron places the study of original sources…
…Videos High quality Blue Heron videos can be viewed on our YouTube channel. Please consider subscribing! Quality of the video can be adjusted by clicking the gear in the bottom right hand corner. Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem Blue Heron collaborated with A Far Cry to perform Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem at Old South Church in Boston in January 2016. Click below to watch or Click Here to see the full playlist. …
…to new music, with particular specialties in 15th-century Franco-Flemish polyphony and early 16th-century English sacred music and is committed to vivid live performance informed by the study of original source materials and historical performance practices. With a catalog of twelve recordings, Blue Heron is the first group outside of Europe to receive the Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music (2018). Blue Heron is Renaissance vocal mus…
…Globe as “one of the Boston music community’s indispensables” and hailed by Alex Ross in The New Yorker for its “expressive intensity.” The ensemble ranges over a wide repertoire from plainchant to new music, with particular specialties in 15th-century Franco-Flemish polyphony and early 16th-century English sacred music, and is committed to vivid live performance informed by the study of original source materials and historical performance practi…
…ur Cambridge Subscription Season Concerts are given in the sanctuary at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, 11 Garden Street (next to the Sheraton Commander). Spotlight Sessions In-depth explorations of topics related to our 2021-2022 programs. Presented online only, Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 PM. January 26, 2022 Sean Gallagher: French art song, c. 1380-1500. March 30, 2022 Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol: Introduction to Devran Click Here for more informat…
Blue Heron is engaged in the exploration of Renaissance and medieval vocal music, putting the study of original sources in the service of vivid live performance. Widely regarded as the finest ensemble of its type in North America, Blue Heron presents a subscription series in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a catalog of exceptional recordings is available on the Blue Heron label. The ensemble’s accolades include the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music, making Blue Heron the first group from outside Europe to receive the award; the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society; and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Touring engagements have taken the group across the United States, Canada, England, and Europe.
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